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Hale Woodruff
African Headdress1931-1940, printed 1996

On view: Resnick PavilionDeep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures
Woodcut print in dark olive-black ink showing a mask-like face encircled by beads, surrounded by feather or leaf forms, a beaded hand, and round fruit, on cream paper

Hale Woodruff, African Headdress, 1931-1940, printed 1996, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams, Jr. in honor of Dale Mason Cochran and in memory of Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hale Woodruff
United States, Illinois, 1900-1980
Title
African Headdress
Date Made
1931-1940, printed 1996
Medium
Linocut on chine colle papier d'Arches
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 14 3/4 in. (47.94 × 37.47 cm) Image: 6 × 4 in. (15.24 × 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams, Jr. in honor of Dale Mason Cochran and in memory of Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.
Accession Number
M.2016.98.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© Hale Woodruff Estate / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY